Sadly, New Castle is still looking for their first win of the season after 13 matchups. They fell just short of the West Allegheny Indians by a score of 2-1 on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to New Castle of the 4-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Dominick Mrozek spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, New Castle saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Phillip Laurenza, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
New Castle's defeat dropped their record down to 0-13. As for West Allegheny, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
While New Castle had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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